1985 Custom Lidgard 60 Racing Cruiser

Exterior Construction and Arrangement

The basic design is a fin keel sloop cutter rigged. The construction process is cold molded kauri  wood with fiberglass laminate on the bottom and freeboard portions of the hull. The hull and  bottom are in Good condition. The decks are teak over marine plywood that has been painted  out with epoxy base paint and anti-skid finish. The deck protection is stainless stanchions with  dual stainless wire. All rigging and related hardware was replaced in 2010 and are in Good  condition. The spars, deck hardware and sails are various ages and in Good condition as well.  The keel is a semi winged fin type and the rudder is a spade in design. Foreword is the bow  rail and anchor management system including bow roller, windless and chain locker. The decks  are fitted with opening hatches and the rigging and sail management systems are fitted allowing  ample walk around deck space. The center cockpit is large and roomy and the aft cockpit is  fitted with steering, machinery controls and sailing and communication instruments. The sweep  transom is fitted with a boarding ladder. There is a large welded stainless frame over the aft  cockpit which also houses the solar panels. The dingy is stored in aft deck fitted stainless davits.

Interior Construction and Arrangement

The interior construction all wood and mastic with stainless fasteners, including furniture,  cabinets, flooring and supports. The stringers, longitudinal braces and bulkheads are also of  wood. The separate aft owner’s stateroom is accessed via a companionway aft and hallway  from the main salon. The main salon shares its space with the navigation station and is fitted  with settees, dinette and ample storage. Access to the main salon is provided thru a second  companion way from the amid ship cockpit and the walk thru hallway. The galley to starboard  is fitted with sinks, cold food storage, propane stove and oven, microwave counter tops and  cabinets. The machine space is under the middle cockpit sole with access thru side doors.  Foreword is second head and shower, crew bunk spaces and 2 work shop and storage areas.  There is ample lighting and outside light via the port lights and overhead access is afforded via  opening deck hatches thru out. The interior is in Good condition. The cabin sole is laminated  wood throughout. The settees and bunks are fitted with padded cushions and mattresses. 

• VHF: Icom M-604 with DSC & Horizon 
• SSB: Icom M-802 with AT and Tuner/DSC
• Navigation: Raymarine Nav/Net E Series 
• Wind Instruments: Nexus
• Auto Pilot: Robertson AP-2500 
• 2ed Navigation: Raymarine E90W with Charts
• Depth Sounder: Nexus, Raymarine FF 
• GPS: Furuno Radar: Raymarine
• Knot Meter: Nexus 
• Power Management: Breaker Panel
• Compass: GPS and Ritchie 5” 
• Wiring: Marine Grade Shielded Copper

• Primary: Single Wheel and Pedestal Cable and Sprocket Drive & Brake/ Spade Rudder
• Emergency: Tiller Quadrant Access,  Mechanical, In Cockpit
• Back Up: Autopilot with Dedicated Drive 
• Rudder Shims: Good

• Main Engine: Perkins 6 Cylinder Injected  Diesel, 135 HP 
• Reduction Gear: Borg Warner Velva Drive  1.9:1
• Exhaust Type: Wet with Hydro Muffler 
• Fuel Shut Off: Manual
• Engine Controls/Gages: Cockpit 
• Ventilation: Forced Air
• Cooling: Raw and Fresh H20, Pumped, Heat  Exchangers and Oil Coolers
• Thru Hulls: Ball Valve Marine Grade, New  2010
• Riser: Water Cooled 
• Prop: Max Prop Self Feathering
• Shaft: 2” Stainless Steel 
• Shaft Support: Skegg with Cutlass Bearing
• Fuel Filters: Dual Racor and Factory Primary 
• Maintenance: The engine has low hours for its class and gives no problems. Engine is run regularly and has always had oil and oil filtersreplaced well in advance of the  recommendation. 
  Diesel polished after current owner's purchase and has only re-supplied from reputable marina fuel  docks. 

AC, 110/240V 

• Shore Power: 110 V 30 AMP/240 V 50 AMP.  with Approved Cord and Connector
• Protection: Master Breaker and Polarity  Warning
• Inverter: Heart 3.KW, Pure Sine 6KW, 1KW,  110/240v
• Load Share Testing: Thermo Imaging OK
• Other: Honda Gas Portable Generator

DC, 12/24V 

• House Batteries: 6 AGM = 24 V 
• Starting: 2 AGM = 12V 
• Instruments: 1 AGM =12 V
• Installations: Isolated and Secured
• Protection: Breakers and Isolators 
• Wind Gen: Sun Force 600W
• Charging: 10 Solar Panels, 3- 110V 60 AMP  Charger, 220 AMP Alternator +2 , Main Engine

• Configuration: Cutter Rigged Sloop 
• Mast/Boom and Spreaders: Extruded  Aluminum New  2010
• Standing Rigging: ½”, 5/8” and 3/8” Stainless  Wire, Chines and Turnbuckles,
• Adjustable  Back Stays New 2010
• Furling: Head and Stay Sails 
• Deck Hardware: Nylon and Stainless
• Winches: Lewmar #55 ST, #65 ST, #52 ST, 8  Total
• Sails: Dacron and Nylon, Main, Stay, Storm,  Spinnaker, Genoa 120, Tri Sail
• Light Air: Spinnaker and 15’ Whisper Pole 
• Sail Management: All Routed Aft to Cockpit

• Anchor Management: Bow Roller, Chain,  Windless with Brake
• Windless: 24V Maxwell 3500 with Controls at  Foredeck
• Primary Anchor: Rocana 150 with Chain 
• Secondary Anchor: CQR
• Dock Lines: Braided Nylon 
• Dock Fenders: Inflatable Rubber
• Dingy: Caribe Inflatable with Hard Bottom 
• Dingy Storage: Transom Davits
• Dingy Power: 5 HP 4-stroke Yamaha 

• Fire Extinguishers: Portable and Fixed in  Machine Space
• Sounding Device: Hand Held Air Horn
• EPIRB: 406 Series 
• Bilge Pumps: 12V Electric and Jabsco Gusher  Mechanical Type
• Flares: Orion Approved Type and Age 
• PFD’s: 6 Adult Inflatable and 10 Type II
• Smoke/Co2: Smoke Only 
• Search Light: 9 V
• MOB: Life Sling and Ring 
• Exterior Lights: 12V Navigation, Anchor and  Steaming
• Boarding Ladder: Stainless 
• First Aid: Kit
• Deck Protection: Welded Pulpits, Supported  Life Lines
• Current owner has built a reminder database of the days when checks are required,  including: shaking all 5 fire extinguishers, exercising all 11 sea valves, testing the  EPRIB and the PLB, checking the MOB pole and throwing device, checking the  inflatable life vests (and the non-inflatable backups).

• Cooking Fuel: Propane, 2 Tanks, Aluminum  with Valves, Electric and
• Manual Shut Off,  Regulator Stored In Isolated Locker
• Heads: 1 Mechanical and 1 Electric with  OB/Holding Y Valve
• Heater: Diesel Forced Air 
• Water Pressure: DC Pump, and Accumulator 
• Water Heater: 110V 6 USG with Pressure 
• Cold Food Storage: Adler Baber New 2012,  12V
• Water Maker: Spectra 400, Electric 
• Cooking: Propane Stove and Oven, 110V  Microwave
• Entertainment: TV’s and Stereo, 2 PVC  Kayaks
• Dive Gear: Compressor and Tank

• Standing and Running Rigging: The entire rigging, standing and running, was completely replaced by race renowned Glen Hanson of Alameda, CA in 2010 at a cost of $65,000 and has been  stressed very little since.

• Battery banks: The battery banks have been simplified and made more resilient.

• DC Emergency electrical system : Any equipment which I have classed as “vital” (such as VHF, GPS, tricolor navigation  light, and bilge pumps) is now supplied by a separate7 “vital systems” supply fed by  whichever of the battery banks has the most energy, via a pair of high-capacity diodes.

• AC Electrical system (110v and 220v): All AC management is now in a waterproof housing, completely isolated from the DC  systems8. Earth leakage protection is provided, and the shore power ground line is now isolated with a galvanic isolator. 
  Dual 110v and 220v systems can be supplied from battery or the shore power  available in any region of the world.

• High Output Alternator : An additional alternator was added, in addition to the engine alternator, to recharge  the house system quickly.

• Bilge pumps and alarms: The boat now has two independent automatic bilge pumps, discharging via two  separate through-hulls. One of these pumps is only triggered if the first fails, and  there is an independent alarm which would trigger if the water level should rise  above the level of the second pump switch.  In addition, a high capacity manual bilge pump has been installed with a 4-foot  manual lever.

• Ground tackle: A heavy duty Rocna was added to the existing CQR anchor and two independent  change and windlass arrangements set up. The chain locker was divided in two,  with a new 220’ all chain setup for the main anchor, and a longer chain/rode  arrangement for the second anchor. The most powerful Maxwell winch was added  for the new main chain, alongside the existing winch for the secondary chain.

• Upgraded deck drainage: The mid-ship cockpit has an ideal refuge for crew in foul weather (with  withdrawable top cover, benches, and a deep well to sit in) but my surveyor  recommended that this could collect more water than the existing scuppers could  easily handle in heavy rain or wave action. Accordingly much larger scuppers were  installed.

• Upgraded sea valves: All sea valves were replaced with new brass fittings, not because the old nylon ones  were failing, but for preventative maintenance and a good night’s sleep.

• New Raymarine autohelm: The Robertson autohelm has now been replaced by a new Raymarine computer,  rudder feedback and fluxgate compass, still driving the original ram which is still  functioning well10. 
  The new autohelm has two alternative control heads, one fitted in a new enclosure  at the helm and the other for the mid-ship cockpit.

• Radar and housing : A long-range radar was added, and custom protector built to avoid damage from/to the genoa

• High power fishfinder: Dual frequency fishfinder added, with custom cowl to reduce water turbulence.

• Dual chartplotters / AIS: Large screen now installed in its own waterproof housing at the helm, with  additional smaller screen added at the Nav Station.

• Single-Sideband radio / Pactor modem / Weather Fax: Excellent reception (subject to conditions) now possible on the new SSB as a result  of a large ground-plane of parallel 2.5” copper bands now spreading for 30’ along the inside of the hull and connecting to the keel and rudder. There is also a Pactor  modem for optional data transmission over SSB, and a Weather Fax unit for  receiving weather updates.

• Lightening protection: A cone of protection is now provided across the boat by 00-guage copper wire  running from a masthead ionizer to anchor points on the main external metal  structures and (when anchored) down to the sea.

• Life raft / safety equipment: A 6-person lift raft was added (there was none previously) and crew safety kit was  upgraded in general.

• Refrigeration: A new system of refrigeration has been fitted with piped-air and optional water  cooling. Quiet operation is ensured by the fact that the compressor has been  installed in a heavily insulated box in the engine room

The boat was raced from its construction in 1985 to approx. 1995, whereupon it  was used as a live-aboard by the second owner until the present owner purchased it  in 2009 and started the conversion.

• New Cruising Spinnaker: A brand-new cruising spinnaker was made to order for the boat by Doyle of San  Francisco in 2010 at a cost of $8,000 and has never been used.
• Lightweight spinnaker pole / Better pole storage: The original pole set consisted of two heavy duty poles to handle (for example) a  large symmetrical racing spinnaker. These were replaced by a modern lightweight  whisper pole to handle (for example) the asymmetric cruising spinnaker, in 2015. The pole was made to be storable on the mast.
• New 130% headsail trimmed for cruising. There were several foresails, but some had paid the toll of the first 10 racing years  of the boat’s history. Doyle’s were contracted to cut a new furling 135% genoa, which makes an excellent main head sail for general use, having a lot of power but  also being easily manageable by one person.  
• Two furling headsails. Both the headsails now furl, and the staysail has been adapted accordingly.
• Better lazy-jack system for frictionless operation. The mainsail on this boat is a powerhouse, but originally needed a full crew to go with it. A stronger lazy-jack system with blocks and lines now enables easy, frictionless control in all weathers, even when short-handing.
• Winches. A large “coffee grinder” winch (and the thwart it was installed in) were removed  from the mid-ship cockpit to provide living space on deck and more maneuverability for crew when handling lines. All the winches were consolidated into this cockpit, freeing the aft cockpit of lines  and allowing the helmsman to focus on his job, single-handing still being perfectly  possible by controlling the autohelm remotely from the mid-ship cockpit.
• Line management and safety. The main sheet was re-routed via the boom to avoid the risk of crew (or their  family!) getting caught in a powerful loop of line in the case of an accidental jibe,  although the possibility of the latter has also been reduced by the addition of  winchable preventers. 
  Similar adjustments for safety were made to the routing of the running backstays, and the jib sheets.
• Docking arrangements. It seemed that this boat was made to never be stationary. There were hardly any  cleats for dock lines, and inadequate hawse pipes, so these were all upgraded.
• Dinghy Davits / Outboard Hoist / Radar Arch / Bimini Shell. A strong and extensive stainless-steel structure was built over the entire aft section  of the deck, supplying all the above features. The davit arms are currently hoisted by  a normal winch, but the structure was designed to allow an electric hoist to be fitted  if required.
• Diving compressor and wet room installation. The second shower room has been converted to a wet room for diving equipment  and a medical-standard air compressor permanently installed to provide hookah air  for a diving to maintain the hull, sort problems with ground tackle, and/or catch  breakfast!
• Queen size bed in Captain’s Stateroom. An interlocking, multi-piece wooden structure was built which optionally converts  the existing bunk arrangement in the captain’s cabin to one where a queen-size bed  can be installed.  
• Automatic head with reduced maintenance. An ecological (USCG approved) Lectrasan processing unit was already fitted to the  main head, but electric heads are both noisy and unreliable. To this system there has  now been added a insulated box to reduce the noise to a comfortable level, and an  automatic flush controller than ensures that sufficient sea water is always passed  through the system to minimize the likelihood of blockages.